Written by Laurie Higgins
Bear with me while I weave together some disparate threads into a whole cloth.
First up is a frightening story from Canada—the “progressive” dreamscape in which Big Brother rules with an iron fist, censoring, indoctrinating, usurping parental rights, and threatening imprisonment of anyone who claims 2 + 2 = 4. This story should serve as a warning to Republicans in the United States.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Schiff, Adolescent Onset Gender Dysphoria, AOC, aversion therapy, Ayanna Pressley, Bruce Rauner, conversion therapy, Dan Savage, Danny Davis, Gender Dysphoria, Hakeem Jeffries, Ilhan Omar, Jan Schakowsky, Jay Kinzler, Jeanne Ives, Jerry Nadler, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, Rashida Tlaib, Robert Hoogland, Sean Casten, sexual orientation, The Federalist, Transgenderism
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | 
February 25, 2020 4:00 AM | 
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Written by David E. Smith
Our first Spotlight of December features a portion of a presentation given by Dr. Michelle Cretella at the 2019 Illinois Family Institute Worldview Conference on “Trans” Ideology. Dr. Cretella discusses the differences between true, biological science, which supports pro-life and pro-family propositions, and the anti-science cult of gender ideology, which is preached by mainstream medicine, psychiatry, public and private education systems, and social and mass media.… Continue Reading
Tags: brain development, child abuse, fertility, Gender Dysphoria, hormone therapy, lupron, merican College of Pediatricians, Michelle Cretella, osteoporosis, puberty blockers, social impersonation, testicular cancer, Trans-ideology, Transgender ideology, Worldview Conference
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | December 3, 2019 9:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Michelle Cretella on the “Trans” Ideology Menace
Written by David E. Smith
It is imperative to know the truth in order to refute lies. Illinois Family Institute’s cultural affairs writer, Laurie Higgins, is well-acquainted with the truth regarding the lies of “trans” ideology. At a recent forum hosted by Concerned Citizens for American in Rockford, Laurie states that biological sex and scientific facts matter, despite what the proponents of this false, destructive ideology would have us believe.… Continue Reading
Written by Trevor Thomas
In order to remove the U.S. president, the vice president, federal judges, and other federal officials from office, Article I, Section II of the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. House of Representatives “the sole Power of Impeachment.” Article I, Section III gives the U.S. Senate “the sole Power to try all Impeachments.” In the history of the United States, the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Climate Change, Donald J. Trump, Federalist 65, Federalist Papers, Gender Dysphoria, George Mason, Hillary Clinton, illegal immigration, impeachment, Islam, Jihad, Jihad Watch, LGBTQ Agenda, LGBTyranny, open borders, POTUS, sexual immorality, Sharia, U.S. Constitution
Media Watch | David E. Smith | October 11, 2019 5:45 AM | Comments Off on If Only We Could Impeach the Left-Wing Media
Written by Laurie Higgins
“Jennifer” Pritzker is playing macho hardball with the GOP, issuing an ultimatum: Change the GOP positions on all matters related to deviant sexuality or he’ll take his ball of money and stomp home. And by home, I mean the Democratic Party.
As most Illinoisans know, the billionaire cousin of our loo-less billionaire governor J.B.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Chicago Tribune, Gender Dysphoria, Hyatt hotel, J. B. Pritzker, Jennifer Pritzker, National Transgender Discrimination Survey, Republican Party, Transgender, Washington Post
Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Media Watch, Political | David E. Smith | January 14, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The “Trans”-Identifying Pritzker Issues Ultimatum to GOP
Written by Peter Heck
The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome begins with an indictment of the corruption surrounding them that is chilling in its parallels to contemporary American society. If you doubt me, go read Romans 1, verses 21 through 32, and just try to pretend it isn’t as though Paul is writing a response to our frontpage headlines.… Continue Reading
Tags: False Teachers, gender confusion, Gender Dysphoria, Jim Wallis, non-binary, Peter Heck, Stephens College, Transgender
Faith & Religion, LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | January 4, 2019 7:00 AM | Comments Off on What Can a Christian Do When Up is Down, Right is Wrong, Regressive is Progressive, Boy is Girl?
Written by David E. Smith
Welcome to a special edition of Illinois Family Spotlight featuring IFI’s Cultural Analyst and self-described “accidental activist,” Laurie Higgins. In an address given at Grace Fellowship Church in the western suburbs, Laurie talks about what she feels is the most significant revolution in history – the Trans Revolution. She delineates the distinctions of biological sex, gender, gender identity, and cis-gender.… Continue Reading
This edition of Spotlight features another talk by Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Analyst: Laurie Higgins. She speaks on the genesis of her involvement as a cultural activist; the importance of discriminating between the terms gender identity, gender roles, and cis-gender people; gender dysphoria in children and distributing puberty blockers to them; desistance and detransitioning; and the public eradication of sex differences for everybody everywhere.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
Laurie Higgins joins David Smith on this edition of Illinois Family Spotlight. Laurie is the Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Affairs Writer.
They discuss transgender issues and gender dysphoria, including the requirements to be a transgender person; co-ed restrooms and locker rooms; the emotional toll taken on kids who witness transgender children in their schools; people who have been sexually molested, and transgender birth certificates.… Continue Reading
Laurie Higgins joins David Smith on this edition of Illinois Family Spotlight. Laurie is the Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Affairs Writer.
They discuss transgender issues and gender dysphoria, including the requirements to be a transgender person, co-ed restrooms and locker rooms, the emotional toll taken on kids who witness transgender children in their schools and people who have been sexually molested, and transgender birth certificates.… Continue Reading
